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SNGP3011: Primary Health Care and Community Nursing
2025 unit information
This unit of study examines the major concepts and principles of community health nursing including self-care, continuity of care, primary health care, health promotion/illness prevention, community assessment, family assessment, and home care. Approaches to the provision of nursing care for people in settings where they live will be critiqued. Particular attention is given to the home visit process: its therapeutic nature, communication skills and safety issues. The nurse's role in health promotion and disease prevention within a developmental life stage approach will be explored. Students will learn the nurse’s role in situations as diverse as participating in national efforts to reduce the population’s disease vulnerability to efforts to support a successful palliation in a community setting. Epidemiological concepts and methodologies integral to community health nursing are also explored. Students will also gain insight into the challenges that face practitioners who need to translate population health information into appropriate individualised healthcare plans for people of all ages from infancy to older age.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Nursing and Midwifery |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Critically analyse the intersection of the individual, environmental and social determinants of community health through an understanding of key historical and contemporary discourses, frameworks and models in health, such as primary health care (PHC).
- LO2. Critically discuss the role of Primary Health Care as a framework for community nursing practice demonstrating. knowledge of public health concepts, for example, the natural history of disease, the epidemiological triangle, levels of prevention and screening of disease.
- LO3. Critically analyse the key concepts of social justice, human rights and cultural safety in relation to health inequalities between and within populations in relation to community nursing practice.
- LO4. Demonstrate, through written and oral communication, an understanding of key epidemiological and demographic concepts that inform community health needs, specifically, the concepts of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in the planning of programs and priorities to address community health problems
- LO5. Describe strategies used by community nurses in comprehensive health assessment and case management to support consumers as partners in care across the life span.
- LO6. Explain, in depth, the importance of effective engagement, communication and partnership development with clients, health professionals, organisations and communities to support community health and implement health initiatives.
- LO7. Critically evaluate the impact of strategic national and international frameworks, international goals and legislation on community health and community nursing practice.
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Semester 2 2025
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Block mode | Singapore |
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